Nick Whitaker has been appointed as a the next Letcher County District Judge for the 47th District. He replaces Kevin Mullins, who was shot and killed in his chambers in September 2024.

State police said Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, fatally shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, after an argument Thursday afternoon inside the courthouse. Multiple agencies responded ...

A former Kentucky sheriff charged with the murder of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins is receiving a psychiatric evaluation to use for his defense when he eventually goes to trial.

The attorney for former Letcher County, Kentucky Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is planning to argue that his client is not culpable for the murder of District Judge Kevin Mullins by way of ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines allegedly fired at District Judge Kevin Mullins "following an argument inside the courthouse," officials say Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is accused of killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers in the city of Whitesburg on Sept. 19 Kentucky Court of Justice via AP ...

A frame grab from released video surveillance footage shows then-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, right, standing in the office of District Judge Kevin Mullins Sept. 19 ...

State police said Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, fatally shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, after an argument Thursday afternoon inside the courthouse. A county sheriff shot and ...